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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-10

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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-10-06
Country Road Making.

To macadamize a common country
road costs less labor and money than to
keep most roads in repair two years
yet it is set aside as impossible on ac-
count of the cost.
One of the greatest reasons of poor
roads through the country is the sys-
tenn of road repairing in vogue, the far
mers having the absolute charge of the
roads, and not knowing how to build
them. Either farmers must be- educa-
ted to proper road making, or the roads
must be placed in the hands Of the gov
eminent, to be repaired by contract and
contractors.
l have talked with scores of farmers,
and they seem unanimous in agreeing
that to pay the road tax in money, and
have the roads repaired by contractors,
is the only way to have good roods.-
A Writer in New Orleans Picayune.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-10-06
One Way to Help Your Wife.

It is . sad sight to sec farmer, who
in middle life, has outgrown his wife
mentally, SO that he is ashamed Of her
in company; and yet the sight is not
uncommon. He drives to the village
frequently, goes to caucuses and pclit-
ical meetings, and perhaps takes trip
"out west" and evenings he reads the
papers; and as consequence he keeps
abreast the times and can talk intelli-
gently, while his wife rarely goes any
where, and has almost no time to read,
for the children must be cared for and
the mending done in the evenings. [
think no man can afford this, and at any
cost he should keep his wife at his in
ellectual level. IF she cannot find
time to read he should read aloud to
her, and when he travels she should
accompany him. He should make her
his business confdant and talk to her
of whatever he is interested in, and
should make no business ventures with
out her knowledge and approval. There
is no farmer so poor, or so hurried by
work, as to make some kind of va
cation out of his reach.-Waldo f.
Brown, in Farm and Preside.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-10-06
Language i'm Our Schools.

In a line with the new spirit OF
Americanism which is springing up all
over the country is the growing opinion
that the public schools have no bust
ness teaching anv other language
than the language of the
country. If anyone wants to learn
German, French, Greek: Italian, or In
dian. he should look for instruction
elsewhere than in the public schools.
They are intended to fit American
children for the principal duties Of
American life, and for that purpose
the English language is entirely suhi-
cient There is nothing of the exclu-
siveness of know-nothingism in this,
but it is practical wisdom. The pco-
pie OF all nations who come here to
live ought to become Americans In
speech as rapidly as possible. Any
other plan helps to keep them apart
from American citizens, tends to clan
ishness, and retards the progress OF
homogenety, which is tho best result to
INTERCHANGEABLE.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-10-06

wear in cities aud 60 to the mountains
to spend the summer. An old gentle
man from Boston, Mass, arrived here
: few weeks ago and as he alighted
from the train he said, 81 have come
two thousand miles to catch trout and
if l get one l shall 60 back satisfied.
H. Vas successful in his fishing oHPc-
dition and started home In ecstacy.
. The La Vota Town and improvement
company, corporation backed BY un-
limited capital, has recently gotten
hold of considerable property in and
around the town and they state very
emphatically that they are going to
make fine town of it and that, too,
soon. They have made plans and let
contracts for the building of twenty
five thousand dollar hotel, bank block
and several other business blocks,
which are to be put up at once. There
are also several fine residences winch
are to be put up at once, while line
two story brick school house is already
in process of building. The materials
for building are cheap here, the brick,
stone, lime, sand. framing lumber and
everything except finishing lumber be-
ing in close proximity to the town.
At the recent excursion here about
seventy thousand dollars worth Of real
estate was disposed Of, forty-three
thousand dollars worth being sold by
the La Veta Town and Improvement
company alone and the remainder by
outside parties. Senator Voorhees, in
vested in some property and in doing Sc
said La Veta was good enough for him
and he was going to put up cottage
and make it his summer residence in
the future. Ex-Gov. Click, Of Kansas
who was also with the party, invested
largely. He said that there were a
large number of people in Kansas City,
Wichita, Garden City and a score OF
other Kansas towns, who had grown
wealthy during the good times OF the
last few years, that the summer
months in Kansas were excessively hot
and that these people were looking TO-
ward the mountains of Colorado fol
pleasant summer homes, that in his
Judgment there was, for this purpose
no more desirable spot IN Colorado
than La Veta, that the people OF Kan
sas had unlimited confidence in l. Il.
Holmes, the President Of the la Eeta
Town and Improvement company
That his name was to them an abso-
Lutte guarantee of success, and for
these reasons there was no doubt in
his mind as to the ultimate satisfactory
outcome of the investment which he
has made.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-10-06
SCIRRHUS CANCER.

The untold benefit have received from the Aa
leads to acknowledge its virtues and all
who are suffering with humOrs. A year ago this July
wrote to the company In Atlanta. concerning
that had troubled years past but which
had been increasing in size reness quite rapidly
three months preceding that letter. had heard OF the
wonderful Of ris Specific. and resolved try
1comncEced taking in APRIL 1854 NY general health
much improved. yet the cancer which in my breast
continued to slowly, but surely. When I
July last received treatise blood diseases
with advice to keep up the 8. 8 did bunch
grew and became quite heavy. also very dark and
D. Until tne mlddie OF December when 1eit tnaI
expectations it commenced little bloody substance
aid in week t seemesl break, making large opening
and disclla-giny quantities Of almost black, blood IL
continued discharge less and less healing around the
sges until February when Il was entirely healed up sn
well took bottles Of the s. ST. and feel that
owe my life t. its virtues bly, 4 wonder and m;r
Gle all la wish cDHtl
everybody OF the BENEFITS received. and induce all
suffer from Swifr's Specific twenty
years DID, and health improved that feed better
than have fnry years.
July "a, lss W. S>'-''s'' : ''-'- -
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-10-06
DRUNKENNESS Or The LIQUOR HABIT POSI-
lively CURED BY ADMINISTERING
DIR. HAINES' GOLDEN SPECIFIC

1t can be given in cup of coffee or tea without
the knowledge Of the persOn taking it, is absolute
iy harmless and will effect permanent and speedy
cure, whether the patient il moderate drinker
or an alcoholic wreck. Thousands of drunkards
have been made temperate men who have taken
the Golden Specific in their coffee without their
knowledge. and to-day believe they quit drinking
OF their own free will, 1T NEVER FAILS
comes an utter impossibility for the liquor appc-
tite to exist. For full particulars, address
oct q GOLDEN SPECIFIC Co.,
1S5 Race st. Cincinatti, Ohio.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-10-06
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BAPTIST CHURCH.-Rev ID. s. DOnegan, pastor.
Services every Sunday ut II A. NJ, ard 10 p. NJ
Prayer meeting. Wednesday evening.
Sunday School, 9:45 A. NJ, Mrs. Ida Beadle, SUI
perintendent.
All are cordially invited.
METHODIST f. CHURCn.-Isev. &. LOwther, pas
tor. Services II A. NJ, and :NP. N. Prayer meet
ing every Thursday evening.
Sunday School every Sunday at 3P. N.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Rev. r. NJ. Boyd, pas
tor. Services at usual hours every Sunday. Sab
bath School at 10 A. N.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-Meets at Union Church
building every Lords Day for services at II A. NJ.
sunday School, 10 A. ". Prayer Meeting every
Wednesday Evening ut =. N.
ID. l.. ANMOSs. Pastor
THE YOUTH's CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION meets
every Sabbath afternoon at o'clock, at Presbyte-
rian church.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-10-06
What is the True Idea Of Life |.

In this country We are laboring with
zeal and vast pecuniary resources to
promote the cause of culture. We ed.
ucate, as somebody once said we ought
to do but whether the result is to pro-
duce much that can be called culture in
any high sense is an open question. A
criterion may perhaps, be found in a
comparison Of the rising with the now
adult generation. Are our young peo-
pie showing graces of mind and charac-
ter in more abundant measure than
their parents? Are their aims higher :?
Is their language better? Are their
intellectual occupations more serious !?
Are their manners gentler and more re-
fined? We do not propose to answer
these questions dogmatically; but this
we say that. unless there has been an
improvement in these several respects,
a vast amount of educational effort has
not met its full reward. Speaking
broadly, it seems to us that the culture
of our educated classes, or of the clas-
ses supposed to be educated, leaves
much to be desired, and We are dispos-
posed to think that one reason OF this
is that We have conceived of education
in too purely an intellectual sense. We
have thought more Of sharpening the
intellectual faculties than of liberalix-
ing the sentiments or softening the
manners. We have introduced too
much of rivalry into education, and
education too much as
preparation for further rivalry in after
life. We have impaired knowledge,
but only to very moderate extent sue
ceeded in intoxicating wisdom and
knowledge without wisdom seems poor,
thin, and something even meaningless.
We need, as it seem to US. to devote
more consideration than We have hither-
to done to the question. What is the
true ideal Of human life? If we can
tx upon the true ideal, we can proceed
to educate toward that, and our work
will then be directed toward something
that is an end in itself. The knowl-
edge we impart will be held by diff
ferent tenure, and applied in differ
ent spirit. What each one knows will
be his or her equipment toward a worth
Ter ful6llment Of social duties, worth.
Ter realization of what is best in himself
or herself, and not a mere stock In trade
for the procuring of personal grati6ca-
tion.-Popular Science Monthly.
One thing is certain. Everything is
at hand at La Neta to make city of
from 4, 900 to 5000 people in the
next two or three years, as has been
already predicted. All that is needed
is that the people come and take pos
session Of it. The question is will
they do it. For the reasons above
stated We think they viii.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-10-06
PIONEER LOAN AND TRUST CO.

II yOu want to secure Joan Of money on real es-
tate. At low rates, money ready when papers are
made ont call on the Pioneer Loan and Trust Co..
at Dodge City. b. F. MILTON, Secy.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-10-06

CATHOLIC CHURCH.-Seruces will be held from
now "a follows:
DODGE CITY-On the first three Sundays of each
month. Mass at and 1880 a. m. 3 D, m. Cate
chsm Glars 7:3O p. M, Devotion and BenedictiOn.
GARDEN CirY-Every 4th Sunday Of the month.
During the week following the 4th Sunday of
each month: Monday ut Syracuse Tuesday at
Lakin: Wednesday ut Coolidge: Thursday ut
Cinnamon,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24
4 SmurVler Arrested.

George Connor was arrested in San
Francisco the other day on a charge OF
opium smuggling. lie made a desperate
fight to escape, but was held and turned
over TO the custody Of the Inted States
marshall, not being able TO give bail His
trunks were broken open and. a was ex
pected, had nothing in them but opium.
There were $50 boxes worth something
over $1,000.
An important discovery was reported in
the prisoner pocket book. 1t was filled
with papers carefully folded and closely
written with Chinese characters The
supposition is that they are instructions
Sent by a Hong Kong syndicate through
Canada to San Francisco. The custom
house interpreter will at once translate
them for the Information of the collector.
The government detectives claim that
the man arrested is one of the chief agents
Of the great opium ring which has been
smuggling opium TO Canada and by way
of Detroit 10 san Francisco.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24
BURNED ON THE LAKE.
Nineteen Lives Lost by the Burning
the Champlain.

The steamer Champlain, which left Chi
cago on Tuesday night, June a. for Che
boygan, was discovered on fire when about
six miles below Charievoix aud about
mile from shore on the morning of the
nth. The flames made their appearance
So suddenly and made such rapid progress
that there was little time for preparation
and the work of saving the passengers 10y
means Of boats and RATS seems 10 have
been unfortunately managed. The pas
sengers were all asleep, but were aroused
and provided with life pre,ervers, and rs
soon as the flames had obtained complete
mastery Of the vessel they were driven
into the lake.
There were from thirty 10 forty persons
on board, mostly the crew The following
is the list of those lost a. near as can be
ascertained: Capt. Lucas of Petoskey.
Henry Brennan Of Chicago. clerk, Ell +.
Cooper Smith of Charlevoix, Robert
Wilkes OF Charlevoix, George Wrisley Of
Charlevoix. Mrs NJ Kehoe Of Chicago
Steward Beans two children, aged three
and five of Chicago. H. Russell travelling
salesman of the Jackson corset company
\ mum er of deckhands whites and In
dians, names and residences at present
of Chicago. A man and boy from Mil
waukee, bound for Mackinnc. names un-
known. a lady and daughter from Frank
fort, names unknown.
Those saved foated in the water for at
least an hour and "A half when the light of
the burning boat attracted the attention
of persons on the shore, and boats put of
TO their relief and rescue.
Eight or ten Others believed TO be on
board are still unaccounted tor and may
swell the list of the lost.
All the lost we're dro wned IL is certain
none were burned.
The Champlain was passenger propel-
Ter. built at Ogdensburg, y. y, in 1870,
and rebuilt at tine same place in 1881. She
was owned 10y T. J. Kline Of Milwaukee
and valued a - 500
The NortAern Michigan line, to which
the Champlun belonged was composed of
that steamer aud the Lawren e. Capt.
George 1horp. Both were upper cabin
passenger Iropeller~ and ran regularly
from Chicago TO the Lake Michigan shore
points between Frankfort and Cheboygan.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24
FIVE PERSONS KILLED.
Dakota State University Destroyed
Hundreds of Buildings Raced to
the Ground.

Grand Forks, Dakota, was visited by a
destruo tive tornado on the afternoon Of
June IL. Twenty five buildings, including
the Catholic church and the university of
North Dakota, were blown 10 the ground
The laboratory and museum in the uni
versity were almost totally destroyed, be
sides hundreds o. smaller dwellings store.
houses and sheds Five persons were in
stantly killed. and Is others seriously
in ured
In East Grand Forks II business buildings
were destroyed. Both bridges across the
river we're swept away. The total loss is
estimated at Sl0tODO. The train from the
north was blown from the track about
four miles out, and rolled over a couple Of
times. No one was killed, but many were
seriously in ured
During the storm Halver Leland of Vale
township was killed The storm Is report
ed quite severe at Marvel and Ardock
where buildings were blown away. The
Andrews family had their house torn to
pieces and carried 100 feet. Ed Tierneys
6-years old child was carried across the
railroad track and lay there during the
whole storm. c. 4. Myerstrom is danger
ously hurt about the head.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24

drought aud intensely hot weather in
some localities, the general prospects are
very encouraging. There is n largely in
crease acreage, especially in Dakota and
the aggregate yield in the north west
promises to be the largest ever known.
The outlook for corn is very favorable.
There viii be short crops of timothy and
fax, and the barley crop also threatens TO
be a partial failure.
The United States supreme court has
rendered decision affirming judgment
in favor OF the Muskegon national bank of
Muskegon, against the Northwestern life
insurance company Of Milwaukee, Wis.
The bank held policy Of $4,000 on the
life Of debtor of the bank, who died in
New York in June, 1851. The insurance
company declined to pay the policy, on
the alleged ground Of habitual intemper-
ance on the part of the insured The judg-
ment now amounts 70 SIS. 800. Justice
Miller in delivering the opinion said that he
could not ignore the testimony OF several
respectable gentlemen who knew the man
well and who had no reason TO suppose he
used spirits at all.
The Earl of Aberdeen, lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, under the Gladstone admlnistra-
ton. was given an enthusiastic reception
in San Francisco. In response 10 IA me-
mortal presented to him he said - = y
American opinion would never be in favor
of anything like ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
relations existing between Great Britain
and Ireland. IT is, therefore, highly de
sirabe thing, that leading members Of the
Irish community should make it plain that
their views and aims are not in favor of
the separation Of Great Britain and Ire
land, but of that form of self-government
for Ireland which would be perfectly con
sistent with and contributive TO the i'm
perial unity.n
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24
OfInterest [ Slice Raisers.

The following statement, showing the
number of sheep and pounds of wool
sheared in the state in lS>6, and the mum
Der of sheep now on hand, is made up from
farm statistic, as returned thi, spring b.
the supervisors of l0iG townships, and
carefully prepared estimates for the re
naming townships in the state. OF the
townships from which supervisors reports
have been received only seventeen are in
tie southern four tiers Of counties and
twenty in the central counties. The mum
Der % sheep sheared in the state in lNsj
was =. H. e@9, and the number Of pounds Of
wool i2.3SG, SOL, an average per head OF
5.Sl pounds The number OF sheep on
hand this spring is > OOL749; at the same
average per head as in lS>G the wool clip
of the present year will amount to ll,G4G-
go pounds The number Of sheep sheared
in the southern counties in lSs6 was 1856
i32 aud pounds of wool II, 1875, 5)l, an aver
age per head Of - pounds; the number
of sheep sheared in the central counties
Is las. pounds of wool $50, 5 !, an average
per head Of j6l pounds. number of heep
sheared in the northern counties Il, 10
pounds Of wool. lt4,445 average per head
5.s9 pound,. Each report since 1884 com
pared with the preceding report, shows a
decrease in the number Of sheep in the
state. The loss from 1854 to lSS5 was s.,
Sl2. from 1850 TO lSS6 il was 2}2, 0S6, and
the nLn.b.r now on hand l. l2o,25O less
81 in ~
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

Two salt wells are now working in Case
vile.
Muskegon children are wrestling with
the measles.
The Inlay City creamery didn't pay and
it has suspended.
Mrs Joseph Knaebel of East Saginaw,
took Rough on Rats, and died.
Prof. Douglass a. JOY, formerly of Mar
shall, died in Omaha, Neb., recently.
A Grass Lake man exults over having
eaten twenty three bananas at one sitting
1t is stated that Judge follett the alb
sconding probote Judge OF Grand Rapids,
is in Mexico.
Several buildings in Sobewaing Huron
county, were destroyed by fire the other
day, causing a loss of $1,000.
Hiram Zalinske was almost instantly
killed by log rolling on him in camp
near Byers, Mecosta county.
Charles Anderson, intoxicated fell under
the cars at Negaunee. Both legs were
crushed and he died the next morning.
In one week recently the Muskegon
Booming company RATED 253,N3 logs
which is the largest weeks work on record.
David Mills, an o i aud highly respected
citizen Of Albion ard formerly of Detroit,
is dead of paralysis. He was 81 years old
Prof Mark harrington. the Aun Arbor
astronomer goes 10 South America for
recreation and scientific researches in a
few weeks.
George Horrocks who savagely assault
ed crippled old man near Milbrook, Me.
costa county, has been sentenced TO Jack
son for 10 years.
a 1000 brick cottage, with foundations
of Bay Port Stone, is to be built for the
superintendent of the institution for the
education of the deaf and dumb at Flint.
Supt. Thomas of the East Saginaw pub
lie schools will not accept the superint tend
ency of the state public school at Cold.
water, preferring to remain in Saginaw.
Stella Riska, a young Polish girl OF De
troit, was struck by Grand Trunk engine
few evenings ago and fatally injured.
She had been in this country only a few
weeks.
Geo. b. Rodney, a Michigan Central
switchman, while at work in the yards in
Detroit the other night during a storm
was struck 10y lightning and instantly
killed.
A proposed drain in Brady, Kalamazoo
county, will reclaim $4,000 worth Of land.
The drain runs from Mud lake To Thrall and
to Indian lake through sections s II, Is
and TO-
The Bay City, Pinconning q Gladwin
railroad viii be completed by Sept. /.
There is a force II 325 men now working
upon the line. The Tallahassee bridge
is finished and the clearing along the en-
tire line is nearly done.
John Stevens Of Buffalo. offered TO de
fray all the expenses OF a reunion OF the
survivors OF the little band Of soldiers who
were saved from the Sultan's wreck. pro
vided the meeting was held at Hillsdalle,
and Hillsdale il will be-
During the recent forest forest fires %.
00O,O0O feet of standing pine in Acona
county, belonging TO Alger, Smith & Co,
was burned over. a large force Of men
will at once he put on and the whole tract
numbered before the worms get working
in IL.
Land around Inlay City is held at fig
ures that would paralyze one Of those
booming western towns gravel pit OF
two and half acres was sold to that vii
lage the other day for 800, while Detroit
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24
The CAPTURED Flags.

President Cleveland has issued an order
revoking the decision of the war depart
ment to return 90 the southern states the
confederate battle flags captured during
the war, and which have been stored in
the war department building. The order
Tor the restoration OF the flags called forth
loud and bitter condemnation from all
sections of the C. untry, old soldiers of
whatever political persuasion regarding
1t as an outrage upon, and an insult TO the
brave soldiers who won these trophies and
placed them for safe keeping in the ma
TONS archives. In explanation, il is
said that the proposition TO restore the
flags originated in the war department
and was founded upon desire to promote
good feeling